Katie Turnbull
@klturnbull.bsky.social
Mostly posting about books (nearly always fiction with a happy ending), occasionally politics.
November wrap up! The Book Club Hotel was the surprise top pick this month, which I picked up just for a book challenge. Brimstone was not as good as Quicksilver, but I'll still pick up the next one.
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December 1, 2025 at 1:17 PM
November wrap up! The Book Club Hotel was the surprise top pick this month, which I picked up just for a book challenge. Brimstone was not as good as Quicksilver, but I'll still pick up the next one.
#booksky 💙📚🎧
#booksky 💙📚🎧
October reads! Between working FT and job hunting, I only managed to get through 5 books this month and they were all audio. Highly recommend Voyage of the Damned, less impressed by the new Dan Brown. A bit behind on challenges but I can still catch up! #booksky 💙📚🎧
November 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
October reads! Between working FT and job hunting, I only managed to get through 5 books this month and they were all audio. Highly recommend Voyage of the Damned, less impressed by the new Dan Brown. A bit behind on challenges but I can still catch up! #booksky 💙📚🎧
September wrap up, albeit a little late! Fewer books this month- things were busy with back to school stuff. I was disappointed in Oathbound after enjoying the first two in the series. The Thief was a reread. Katabasis was really good until about 2/3 in, then I felt it lost its way.
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October 4, 2025 at 1:22 AM
September wrap up, albeit a little late! Fewer books this month- things were busy with back to school stuff. I was disappointed in Oathbound after enjoying the first two in the series. The Thief was a reread. Katabasis was really good until about 2/3 in, then I felt it lost its way.
#booksky 💙📚🎧
#booksky 💙📚🎧
July books! Witchcraft for Wayward Girls is not among my normal genres, but I try to branch out on occasion and it was definitely worth the time. I was disappointed by Problematic Summer Romance, I usually like Hazelwood more.
August 1, 2025 at 4:41 PM
July books! Witchcraft for Wayward Girls is not among my normal genres, but I try to branch out on occasion and it was definitely worth the time. I was disappointed by Problematic Summer Romance, I usually like Hazelwood more.
So many good books in June! Project Hail Mary was excellent (my 11yo liked it, too), and Love Haters was the most body-positive rom-com I've ever read.
July 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
So many good books in June! Project Hail Mary was excellent (my 11yo liked it, too), and Love Haters was the most body-positive rom-com I've ever read.
Summer reading program rewards! (Yup, adults can earn prizes at our library, too. The kids got Artemis Fowl and My Weird School.)
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June 25, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Summer reading program rewards! (Yup, adults can earn prizes at our library, too. The kids got Artemis Fowl and My Weird School.)
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May reads! June means it's time for summer reading at the library - did you know a lot of libraries have prizes for adults, too?
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June 1, 2025 at 1:06 PM
May reads! June means it's time for summer reading at the library - did you know a lot of libraries have prizes for adults, too?
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#booksky #bookchallenge 💙📚🎧
Giraffes Can't Dance for a board book, The Twelve Dancing Princesses (illustrated by K. Y. Craft) for a picture book, and Phantom Tollbooth for a novel!
May 9, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Giraffes Can't Dance for a board book, The Twelve Dancing Princesses (illustrated by K. Y. Craft) for a picture book, and Phantom Tollbooth for a novel!
April reading wrap up!
Still need to finish Death of the Author for Book Girls Book Lovers for April. #bookchallenge. #booksky 💙📚🎧
Still need to finish Death of the Author for Book Girls Book Lovers for April. #bookchallenge. #booksky 💙📚🎧
May 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
April reading wrap up!
Still need to finish Death of the Author for Book Girls Book Lovers for April. #bookchallenge. #booksky 💙📚🎧
Still need to finish Death of the Author for Book Girls Book Lovers for April. #bookchallenge. #booksky 💙📚🎧
Just finished the audiobook for Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) by Jesse Q Sutanto and narrated by Eunice Wong, and it's every bit as good as the first book. #booksky 💙📚🎧
April 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Just finished the audiobook for Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) by Jesse Q Sutanto and narrated by Eunice Wong, and it's every bit as good as the first book. #booksky 💙📚🎧
March wrap up! I intended to read James (Percival Everett), but wanted to read Huck Finn first. Hate to say it, but DNF Twain. I'm now halfway thru James and think it's a much better book. A bit behind on my challenges for the month, but should be back on track by the weekend. #booksky 💙📚🎧
April 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
March wrap up! I intended to read James (Percival Everett), but wanted to read Huck Finn first. Hate to say it, but DNF Twain. I'm now halfway thru James and think it's a much better book. A bit behind on my challenges for the month, but should be back on track by the weekend. #booksky 💙📚🎧
February reading wrap up! Top reads this month were Novel Love Story (5⭐), Legendborn (5⭐🎧), and What you are looking for is in the library (4.25⭐)
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March 1, 2025 at 1:12 PM
February reading wrap up! Top reads this month were Novel Love Story (5⭐), Legendborn (5⭐🎧), and What you are looking for is in the library (4.25⭐)
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I've been intentionally working on diversifying my reading lately. This is the third Japanese translation I've read in the last year, and this one has definitely resonated more than the previous two. No rating from me yet as it's a current read, but I enjoyed the third story (about a working mom)!
February 27, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I've been intentionally working on diversifying my reading lately. This is the third Japanese translation I've read in the last year, and this one has definitely resonated more than the previous two. No rating from me yet as it's a current read, but I enjoyed the third story (about a working mom)!
I read The Twelve Dancing Princesses so many times as a kid, at least in part because Craft's illustrations are gorgeous.
February 4, 2025 at 1:38 AM
I read The Twelve Dancing Princesses so many times as a kid, at least in part because Craft's illustrations are gorgeous.
Final January wrap up! Plus 3 DNF, one of which went back on my TBR since the issue was the format and not the book. On track with all my challenges except Reread 2025 which is in progress! #booksky 📚💙
February 1, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Final January wrap up! Plus 3 DNF, one of which went back on my TBR since the issue was the format and not the book. On track with all my challenges except Reread 2025 which is in progress! #booksky 📚💙
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood, 4.5⭐
My favorite Ali Hazelwood book so far!
My favorite Ali Hazelwood book so far!
January 27, 2025 at 1:59 AM
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood, 4.5⭐
My favorite Ali Hazelwood book so far!
My favorite Ali Hazelwood book so far!
Love of my After Life by Kristy Greenwood, 5⭐
Adorable book, would reread! Favorite book of the month.
Adorable book, would reread! Favorite book of the month.
January 27, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Love of my After Life by Kristy Greenwood, 5⭐
Adorable book, would reread! Favorite book of the month.
Adorable book, would reread! Favorite book of the month.
Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren, 4⭐
I've read a few books by Christina Lauren, but this was the first to break 4⭐. Took awhile to get into it, wasn't a huge fan of swapping back and forth in the timeline.
I've read a few books by Christina Lauren, but this was the first to break 4⭐. Took awhile to get into it, wasn't a huge fan of swapping back and forth in the timeline.
January 27, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren, 4⭐
I've read a few books by Christina Lauren, but this was the first to break 4⭐. Took awhile to get into it, wasn't a huge fan of swapping back and forth in the timeline.
I've read a few books by Christina Lauren, but this was the first to break 4⭐. Took awhile to get into it, wasn't a huge fan of swapping back and forth in the timeline.
The Book Swap by Tessa Bickers, 4.5⭐
Fast read, I didn't find myself says "but why didn't they just...", which is so often the case with the conflict. I personally can't understand actually writing in a novel, but the idea of a mystery buddy read is cute.
Fast read, I didn't find myself says "but why didn't they just...", which is so often the case with the conflict. I personally can't understand actually writing in a novel, but the idea of a mystery buddy read is cute.
January 27, 2025 at 1:53 AM
The Book Swap by Tessa Bickers, 4.5⭐
Fast read, I didn't find myself says "but why didn't they just...", which is so often the case with the conflict. I personally can't understand actually writing in a novel, but the idea of a mystery buddy read is cute.
Fast read, I didn't find myself says "but why didn't they just...", which is so often the case with the conflict. I personally can't understand actually writing in a novel, but the idea of a mystery buddy read is cute.
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo, 4.5⭐
This was the second book I've read from Bardugo. Both were good stories that I'd recommend, but neither hit my 5⭐ threshold of "worth my time for a reread".
This was the second book I've read from Bardugo. Both were good stories that I'd recommend, but neither hit my 5⭐ threshold of "worth my time for a reread".
January 27, 2025 at 1:52 AM
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo, 4.5⭐
This was the second book I've read from Bardugo. Both were good stories that I'd recommend, but neither hit my 5⭐ threshold of "worth my time for a reread".
This was the second book I've read from Bardugo. Both were good stories that I'd recommend, but neither hit my 5⭐ threshold of "worth my time for a reread".
Neon Gods by Katee Robert, 4⭐
I'm a sucker for Greek mythology. I thought this was an interesting take on the Hades/Persephone myth.
I'm a sucker for Greek mythology. I thought this was an interesting take on the Hades/Persephone myth.
January 27, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Neon Gods by Katee Robert, 4⭐
I'm a sucker for Greek mythology. I thought this was an interesting take on the Hades/Persephone myth.
I'm a sucker for Greek mythology. I thought this was an interesting take on the Hades/Persephone myth.
The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods, 4.5⭐
January 27, 2025 at 1:38 AM
The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods, 4.5⭐